A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 177 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (110 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004ykp. Id of event: us60004ykp. The temblor was picked up at 03:16:21 / 3:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/07/19 / 2019-07-24 15:16:21 / July 24, 2019 @ 3:16 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -177.4602 West, latitude -19.5561 South, depth = 564.1 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 564.1 km (351 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 177 km NE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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